Cooking Grease and Fats Cooking Grease and Fats (image credits: unsplash) The absolute worst thing you can pour down your drain is cooking grease, bacon fat, or any form of animal fat. Bacon fat, cooking grease, butter, margarine, and anything with fat or oil do terrible things to pipes. After the initial use, fat congeals, …
Melissa Porter
Depression Glass Treasures Making Modern Millionaires Depression Glass Treasures Making Modern Millionaires (image credits: wikimedia) Picture walking into an estate sale and finding a stack of colorful glassware priced at fifty cents. You might just be holding thousands of dollars in your hands without knowing it. Glass that was once worth less than a quarter …
The Death of the All-White Interior The Death of the All-White Interior (image credits: rawpixel) Something dramatic is happening in the world of interior design, and it’s not what you might expect. The era of crisp white trim against colored walls is officially over. Many designers increasingly call the classic white trim look dated. This …
The Ozone Problem With Ionizers Is Real The Ozone Problem With Ionizers Is Real (image credits: By Morn, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15869961) Here’s something that might shock you – Ozone, a lung irritant, is produced indirectly by ion generators according to the EPA. This isn’t some minor side effect we can ignore. When you’re trying …
The Invisible Allergen That Never Leaves The Invisible Allergen That Never Leaves (image credits: unsplash) Your home might look spotless, but there’s an invisible enemy floating around that’s making your life miserable. Pet dander is composed of tiny, even microscopic, flecks of skin shed by cats, dogs, rodents, birds and other animals with fur or …
The Silent Health Threat Hiding in Your Air The Silent Health Threat Hiding in Your Air (image credits: unsplash) Most people never think twice about the invisible moisture floating around their home, but here’s something that might shock you: the humidity levels in your living space could be slowly undermining your health in ways you …